Monthly Archives: July 2009

Soothing patients with the sound of music


Editor’s Note: This article is from the Spring 2009 issue of the Sharing Mayo Clinic newsletter. Most would not consider the tuba to be especially calming or gentle. But James Jenkins, a concert tubist with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, proves … Continue reading

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RWETHEREYET is Living Well in Arizona


Approximately two to three times each year, Mayo Clinic employees are given the opportunity to participate in “Walk to Wellness,” a walking campaign designed to encourage employees to dedicate time to fitness walking and to improve their overall health. This … Continue reading

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What you need to know about heart scans


Editor’s Note: This article is from the Spring 2009 issue of the Sharing Mayo Clinic newsletter. A CT heart scan produces stunning images of heart arteries and can diagnose serious disease, but it exposes a patient to the radiation equivalent … Continue reading

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"Forever Caring" sculpture honors Mayo Nursing


Mayo Clinic has a rich history within the nursing profession and continues to strive to “provide the best nursing care in the world.” And there are several exhibits located on Mayo Clinic’s Rochester campus that honor and recognize contributions to … Continue reading

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Madeline Stockbridge: My Mayo Clinic Story


Editor’s Note: Madeline Stockbridge submitted this story by email after receiving the print edition of the Sharing Mayo Clinic newsletter. She wrote “After reading the latest issue of Sharing Mayo Clinic, I had to submit my story. Ning Chieng’s words … Continue reading

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Ali is seizure free and still dancing


Editor’s Note: This article is from the Spring 2009 issue of the Sharing Mayo Clinic newsletter. When Ali Nowotny was just 15, she began to“blank out.” It was summer of 2006, and she was working as a waitress in her … Continue reading

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College students call Mayo Clinic "Ideal"


Each year, Universum Communications hits the inbox of thousands of students across the United States, surveying them as to their preferred employers and employment attributes. And according to the more than 60,000 U.S. undergraduates surveyed this year, Mayo Clinic is … Continue reading

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ESPN Feature on Lou Gehrig and Mayo Clinic


ESPN has produced an “Outside the Lines” story about baseball hall-of-famer Lou Gehrig based on the correspondence he and his wife had with his Mayo Clinic physician in the years following his retirement from baseball and his diagnosis with ALS, … Continue reading

By Lee Aase | Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery | Tagged , | Comments (1)

Diagnosing Nick’s Mysterious Illness


Melissa Shultz, a freelance writer living in Plano, Texas, wrote an article for Newsweek online about her son Nick’s mysterious illness and his diagnosis and treatment at Mayo Clinic. Fatigue set in a day after Nick’s dizziness started. Swollen glands … Continue reading

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Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Expert in HBO Online Production


Ronald Petersen, M.D., Ph.D., head of Mayo’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, is featured in an HBO-produced feature on Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Dr. Petersen, a national expert in dementia, is focused on finding ways to make the earliest possible diagnoses … Continue reading

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